EP3134314B1 - Flugzeug mit einer faltbaren flügelspitzenvorrichtung - Google Patents

Flugzeug mit einer faltbaren flügelspitzenvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP3134314B1
EP3134314B1 EP15714912.1A EP15714912A EP3134314B1 EP 3134314 B1 EP3134314 B1 EP 3134314B1 EP 15714912 A EP15714912 A EP 15714912A EP 3134314 B1 EP3134314 B1 EP 3134314B1
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Stuart Alexander
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
    • B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
    • B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
    • B64C23/069—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips
    • B64C23/072—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips the wing tip airfoil devices being moveable in their entirety
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/18—Spars; Ribs; Stringers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/18—Spars; Ribs; Stringers
    • B64C3/185—Spars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/32—Wings specially adapted for mounting power plant
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/54—Varying in area
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/54—Varying in area
    • B64C3/546—Varying in area by foldable elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C3/00—Wings
    • B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
    • B64C3/56—Folding or collapsing to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C5/00—Stabilising surfaces
    • B64C5/08—Stabilising surfaces mounted on, or supported by, wings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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  • the present invention relates to aircraft and more specifically, but not exclusively, to passenger aircraft with wing tip devices.
  • wing tip devices which may be folded to reduce the span of the aircraft on the ground (compared to when the aircraft is configured for flight).
  • technical challenges in providing a practical form of folding arrangement are: the problem of providing a reliable hinge mechanism for accommodating the folding and unfolding of the wing tip device without impacting unduly on the design of the wing; and the problem of providing a compact and lightweight drive to effect the folding of the wing tip device.
  • the present invention seeks to mitigate at least some of the above-mentioned problems.
  • US2013/099060 discloses a wing assembly having an outboard portion hinged to a main wing.
  • an aircraft comprising a wing and a wing tip device at the tip of the wing, the wing comprising first and second spars that converge towards the wing tip device, wherein the wing tip device is moveable between:
  • the pivotal mounting arrangement provides a second mounting for the wing tip device, in addition to the fixed axis hinge and although the second mounting is on a second spar which is inclined to the first spar on which the fixed hinge mounting is provided, both mountings can still be disposed in respective bores in the first and second spars with those bores having axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the spars..
  • the pivotal mounting arrangement comprises a spherical bearing mounted in the second spar.
  • the extra degree of freedom provided by a spherical bearing as opposed to the more conventional choice of a bearing with a fixed hinge axis allows greater freedom of movement and allows a more simple and lightweight bearing arrangement to be adopted. It also allows for greater tolerances to be accommodated and for the effect of changes in dimensions, for example due to different thermal expansions of different materials. The latter point may be of particular significance in cases where wing tip devices are retrofitted.
  • a spherical bearing By employing a spherical bearing it becomes possible to mount the bearing in a bore in one spar with the axis of the bore perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spar but with an axis of pivoting coincident with a fixed hinge axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the other spar.
  • the spherical bearing needs to accommodate only small angular variations in the axis of pivoting and may therefore comprise a small portion only of a complete spherical surface.
  • the trailing edge of the wing tip device may be a continuation of the trailing edge of the wing.
  • the leading edge of the wing tip device may be a continuation of the leading edge of the wing, such that there is a smooth transition from the wing to the wing tip device. It will be appreciated that there may be a smooth transition, even where there are changes in sweep or twist at the wing/wing tip device junction. However, there are preferably no discontinuities at the junction between the wing and wing tip device.
  • the upper and lower surfaces of the wing tip may be continuations of the upper and lower surfaces of the wing.
  • the aircraft incorporating the wing may be unsuitable for flight.
  • the wing tip device may be aerodynamically and/or structurally unsuitable for flight in the ground configuration.
  • the aircraft is preferably configured such that, during flight, the wing tip device is not moveable to the ground configuration.
  • the aircraft may comprise a sensor for sensing when the aircraft is in flight. When the sensor senses that the aircraft is in flight, a control system is preferably arranged to disable the possibility of moving the wing tip device to the ground configuration.
  • the wing tip device may comprise a spar beam which has a first end fixed in the wing tip device and a second distal end which, in the flight configuration is disposed in the wing.
  • a fixed wing tip device having such a spar beam is described in US 2012/0112005 .
  • the spar beam may be pivotally mounted; the pivotal mounting may be between the distal end and the fixed end of the spar beam.
  • the spar beam preferably passes through the hinge axis of the wing tip.
  • the spar beam may have a through bore extending in a chordwise direction and accommodating a shaft defining the fixed hinge axis.
  • the through bore is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spar beam.
  • the wing tip device may have a single spar beam connected to both the front and rear spars but is preferably provided with one or more additional spar beams.
  • the hinge arrangement and the spherical bearing may be supported on respective spar beams of the wing tip device.
  • the wing has front and rear spars on which front and rear spar beams of the wing tip are respectively mounted.
  • One of the spar beams which may be the front spar beam and which may be of smaller cross-section, has a distal end close to the hinge axis whilst the other spar beam, which may be the rear spar beam and may be of larger cross-section, has a distal end that extends beyond the hinge axis.
  • the hinge arrangement may be supported by the rear spar and the spherical bearing may be supported by the front spar.
  • the hinge arrangement and the spherical bearing are preferably spaced apart.
  • the distal end of the spar beam may be disposed alongside the rear spar in the flight configuration of the aircraft.
  • a further spar is preferably provided in the wing adjacent to the wing tip device, the further spar being disposed between the first and second spars.
  • the spar beam is preferably interposed between the first spar and the further spar; the spar beam may be disposed alongside the further spar in the flight configuration of the aircraft.
  • Such arrangements provide additional strength to the wing towards its tip.
  • the further spar is especially advantageous in embodiments of the invention in which an opening is provided in a lower surface of the wing for allowing the spar beam to move downwardly out of the wing when the wing tip device is pivoted to the ground configuration. Such a slot-shaped opening may then be bordered by the first spar and the further spar on its opposite sides.
  • the invention is especially advantageous in the case where the front and rear spars are made of composite material. In that case there is considerable advantage in bores in the spars extending perpendicular to the axes of the spars. It is, however, within the scope of the invention for the spars and other parts of the wing and the wing tip device to be made of composite materials and/or of metal alloys and/or other materials.
  • the wing tip device comprises a spar beam which has a first end fixed in the wing tip device and a second end which, in the flight configuration, is disposed in the wing, wherein one or more actuators are provided for pivoting the wing tip device between the flight configuration and the ground configuration, the one or more actuators acting on the spar beam.
  • the actuators may take any of a wide variety of forms and may for example be any suitable kind of hydraulic or electric drive.
  • the wing tip device may be a wing tip extension; for example the wing tip device may be a planar tip extension.
  • the wing tip device may comprise, or consist of, a non-planar device, such as a winglet.
  • an aircraft comprising a wing and a wing tip device at the tip of the wing, wherein the wing tip device is moveable between:
  • an opening may be provided in the lower surface of the wing and the spar beam may project through the opening in the ground configuration of the aircraft.
  • a first actuator which may be a linear actuator
  • a second actuator which may be a linear actuator
  • a first actuator is connected at the distal end of the spar beam, which may be well spaced from the hinge axis.
  • a second actuator is connected to the spar beam between the distal end and the hinge axis.
  • the second actuator may effect a second stage of folding of the wing tip device into the ground configuration and the second stage of folding may require lower turning moments than the first stage.
  • a single actuator is provided.
  • the actuator may be connected to a linkage that comprises a link that is connected to the spar beam and a link that is connected to the wing.
  • the linkage may comprise first and second links pivotally connected to each other at their first ends and pivotally connected to the spar beam and the wing respectively at their second ends, the actuator being pivotally connected to the first ends of the first and second links and to the wing.
  • the single actuator may be a linear actuator or a rotary actuator.
  • the linkage may comprise first and second links pivotally connected to each other at their first ends and connected by universal joints to the spar beam and the wing respectively at their second ends.
  • the second end of the second link may be connected to the actuator which may in turn be secured to the wing.
  • a locking device may be provided for locking the first ends of the links to the wing when the wing tip device is in the flight configuration.
  • the first and second links may extend along a substantially straight path when the wing tip device is in the ground configuration. In that case they may act as a cross-brace for holding the wing tip device in the ground configuration.
  • Top and bottom faces of the first and/or second links may be effective to transfer loads between the wing tip device and the wing in the flight configuration of the aircraft.
  • the faces may be provided with flattened lugs for this purpose.
  • More complex linkages with more links may also be provided.
  • the one or more actuators may be arranged such that the ratio of the amount of linear or rotary movement of the actuator to the angular movement of the wing tip device is relatively great in a region where the centre of gravity of the wing tip device is relatively far in a horizontal direction from the hinge axis and is relatively small in a region where the centre of gravity of the wing tip device is relatively close in a horizontal direction to the hinge axis.
  • the terms "relatively great” and “relatively small” on the one hand, and the terms “relatively far” and relatively close” on the other hand are comparisons with one another and not relative to any third measure.
  • the arrangement just described can be achieved by having two actuators and/or by having a linkage between an actuator and the wing tip that provides a varying amplification of movement of the actuator to movement of the wing tip.
  • the invention may be applied to a military aircraft but is especially advantageous in the case of a passenger aircraft.
  • the aircraft is preferably a passenger aircraft.
  • the passenger aircraft preferably comprises a passenger cabin comprising a plurality of rows and columns of seat units for accommodating a multiplicity of passengers.
  • the aircraft may have a capacity of at least 20, more preferably at least 50 passengers, and more preferably more than 50 passengers.
  • the aircraft is preferably a powered aircraft.
  • the aircraft preferably comprises an engine for propelling the aircraft.
  • the aircraft may comprise wing-mounted, and preferably underwing, engines.
  • a wing for an aircraft as defined above.
  • Figure 1 shows a passenger aircraft 1 having a fuselage 2, wings 3, a tailplane 4 and engines 5.
  • the aircraft shown in Figure 1 is a simply one example of an aircraft to which the invention may be applied by fitting wing tips.
  • the wing tips may be retro-fitted or fitted during manufacture of the aircraft.
  • FIGs 2a and 2b are isometric views of part of a wing that may for example be one of the wings 3 shown in Figure 1 , the wing 3 having a wing tip device 6 at the tip thereof.
  • the wing skin has been removed in the drawings to illustrate some of the internal wing structure (described below in more detail with reference to Figure 3a ).
  • the wing tip device 6 is moveable between a flight configuration ( Figure 2a ) and a ground configuration ( Figure 2b ).
  • the leading and trailing edges 7', 8' of the wing tip device 6 are continuations of the leading and trailing edges 7, 8 of the wing 3.
  • the upper and lower surfaces of the wing tip device 6 are continuations of the upper and lower surfaces of the wing (not shown).
  • the wing tip device 6 is placed in the flight configuration for flight.
  • the wing tip device 6 thus increases the span of the aircraft (thereby providing beneficial aerodynamic effects, for example, reducing the component of induced drag and increasing the lift).
  • the maximum aircraft span is effectively limited by airport operating rules which govern various clearances required when manoeuvring around the airport (such as the span and/or ground clearance required for gate entry and safe taxiway usage).
  • the wing tip device 6 is moveable to a ground configuration for use when on the ground. In the ground configuration ( Figure 2b ) the wing tip device 6 is folded inwardly, from the above-mentioned flight configuration.
  • the wing 3 shown therein has a rear spar 10 and a front spar 11 made of composite materials.
  • the wing tip device 6 has a rear spar beam 12 and a front spar beam 13, the spar beams 12, 13 being fixed in the wing tip but pivotally mounted on the wing spars 10 and 11 respectively.
  • the rear spar beam 12 and the rear wing spar 10 are pivotally connected for hinging about a fixed axis 14, shown by a dotted line in Figure 3a and a transverse through bore is provided in the rear wing spar 10 to facilitate such a fixed axis pivotal connection.
  • the transverse bore extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wing spar 10.
  • the front spar beam 13 is mounted on a spherical bearing 15 fixed in a bore of the front spar 11 of the wing, the bore extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spar 11.
  • the centre of the spherical bearing 15 lies on the fixed hinge axis 14.
  • the spherical bearing 15 is not seen in Figure 3a but is shown in Figure 3b .
  • the front spar beam 13 is connected adjacent to its end to the bearing 15 by a transverse projecting part on the front spar beam 13.
  • the mounting of the spar beam 13 on the spar 11 thus potentially allows pivoting about a range of axes, but the other pivotal connection of the spar beam 12 to the spar 10 constrains the pivotal motion to pivoting about the fixed axis 14. That arrangement mitigates the difficulties arising from the rear and front spars not being parallel.
  • the rear spar beam 12 extends beyond the fixed hinge axis 14 alongside the rear wing spar 10 and has a distal end 12a adjacent to a rib 18.
  • a releasable latch (not shown) may be provided in the distal end 12a, the latch being engageable in an opening in the rib 18. With the latch engaged the rear spar beam is held against rotation and the wing tip device 6 is therefore locked in the flight configuration. When required, however, and when on the ground, the latch can be released, freeing the wing tip for folding about the hinge axis 14 and an actuator arrangement can be employed to pivot the wing tip from the flight configuration to the ground configuration.
  • a further spar 16 (shown in Figure 3a but not in Figures 2a and 2b ) is provided between the spars 10 and 11 at the tip of the wing, extending inwardly to the rib 18.
  • the spar 16 lies adjacent to the rear spar beam 12 on the opposite side to the rear spar 10 to provide additional strength to the wing in that area, which is of particular advantage given the need for the opening in the lower skin of the wing to allow the distal end of the rear spar beam 12 to pivot downwardly.
  • one or more locking devices may also be provided for locking the wing tip device 6 in the ground configuration.
  • Figure 4 shows a first actuator arrangement employing a first actuator 19 and a second actuator 25.
  • the first actuator 19 comprises a pivotally mounted L-shaped link 20 pivotally mounted at a pivot 21, and a linear actuator mechanism 22 pivotally mounted on the wing at a pivot 23 and pivotally connected to one end of the L-shaped link at a pivot 24.
  • the linear actuator may be a hydraulic or electrical actuator which is extensible and retractable.
  • Figure 4 shows the position of the actuators when the wing tip device is in both the ground configuration and an intermediate configuration (where the wing tip device is between the flight configuration and the ground configuration). Where the position of a given actuator component differs between the intermediate configuration and the ground configuration, a dashed number is used to label the component in the intermediate position in Figure 4 .
  • a second actuator 25 is also provided and comprises a second linear actuator mechanism 26 pivotally connected to the wing and to the spar beam 12.
  • the first actuator 19 is employed to rotate the wing tip device through a first stage of rotation from the flight configuration towards the ground configuration into an intermediate position shown in feint outline in Figure 4 .
  • the second actuator 26 is operational through the first stage of movement, most of the force on the wing tip device is provided by the first actuator 18 which is able to apply a substantially greater turning moment, being substantially further from the axis of rotation 14.
  • Reference numeral 27a designates the position of the centre of gravity of the wing tip device in the flight configuration and reference numeral 27b shows the position of the centre of gravity in the ground configuration.
  • the centre of gravity of the wing tip device is raised faster at the beginning of the rotation of the wing tip device towards the ground configuration and it is therefore at that stage that the greatest turning moment is required.
  • the procedure described above is reversed; the L-shaped link 20 may automatically engage (and disengage) the rear spar beam 12.
  • Figure 5 shows a second actuator arrangement employing a second actuator 30 and a linkage comprising a first link 31 and a second link 32.
  • the links 31 and 32 are connected together at their first ends at a pivot 33.
  • the second end of the link 31 is pivotally connected to the wing and the second end of the link 32 is pivotally connected to the rear spar beam 12.
  • the actuator is pivotally connected to the wing close to the hinge axis 14 at one end and is connected to the pivot 33 at the other end.
  • Figure 5 shows the position of the actuator when the wing tip device is in both the ground configuration and an intermediate configuration (where the wing tip device is between the flight configuration and the ground configuration).
  • an actuator arrangement of this kind can be very compact, requiring only a small change in length of the linear actuator to effect a full pivoting of the wing tip.
  • Figures 6a and 6b show a third actuator arrangement employing a rotating actuator 40 and a pair of links 41 and 42.
  • the top wing skin has been removed to show some of the internal wing structure.
  • the further spar 16 described above with reference to Figure 3a is also shown in Figures 6a and 6b ; as can be seen in Figure 6b , the spar is tapered so that its depth reduces towards the tip of the wing; that tapering allows the link 42 to be accommodated below the spar in the flight configuration (in Figure 6a the part of the link 42 behind the spar 16 is shown in solid rather than dotted outline for the sake of clarity).
  • the links 41 and 42 are connected together at their first ends at a pivot joint 43.
  • the second end of the link 42 is connected to the rear spar beam 12 at a first cardan joint 44.
  • the rotating actuator 40 is mounted in the wing where space allows and is connected to the second end of the link 41 via a second cardan joint 45.
  • Figure 6a shows the actuator arrangement and wing tip in the flight configuration
  • Figure 6b shows the actuator arrangement and wing tip in the ground configuration.
  • the links 41 and 42 may extend along a straight path in the ground configuration, thereby providing a cross-brace to hold the wing tip device 6 in its ground configuration; that is of particular significance in windy conditions.
  • rotation of the actuator 42 causes force to be exerted on rear spar beam 12 via the links 41, 42 such that the wing tip device pivots.
  • An actuator arrangement of this kind can again be compact when folded and can therefore be accommodated in the wing close to its tip even though space is limited there
  • the links 41 and 42 may be provided with a spigot 47 at their pivotal connection 43, for engaging a locking device (not shown) on the wing structure, when the wing tip device 6 is in the flight configuration.
  • the links 41 and 42 may have a depth selected so that in the flight configuration they are an interference fit between stingers 48 associated with the top wing skin 49, and stingers 50 associated with a door 51 which is part of the wing tip device 6.

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  1. Luftfahrzeug (1) mit einem Flügel (3) und einer Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) an der Spitze des Flügels (3), wobei die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung bewegbar ist zwischen:
    i. einer Flugkonfiguration zur Verwendung während des Fluges, in der die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) aus dem Flügel (3) herausragt und die Spannweite des Luftfahrzeugs (1) vergrößert, und
    ii. einer Bodenkonfiguration zur Verwendung während des Bodenbetriebs, in der die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) von der Flugkonfiguration derart weggeschwenkt ist, dass sich die Spannweite des Luftfahrzeugs (1) verringert,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Flügel (3) einen ersten (10) und einen zweiten Holm (11) aufweist, die in Richtung der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) konvergieren, und wobei die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) mit dem Flügel (3) über eine Scharnieranordnung, die dem ersten Holm (10) zugeordnet ist, und die ein Schwenken um eine feste Scharnierachse (14) senkrecht zur Längsachse des ersten Holms (10) ermöglicht, und über eine dem zweiten Holm (11) zugeordnete, schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung verbunden ist, wobei die Befestigungsanordnung in dem zweiten Holm (11) senkrecht zu diesem angeordnet ist und die Flügelspitzeneinrichtung (6) zum Schwenken um die feste Scharnierachse (14) befestigt, wobei die Scharnieranordnung und die schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung derart angeordnet sind, dass die Flügelspitzeneinrichtung (6) zwischen der Flugkonfiguration und der Bodenkonfiguration um die Scharnierachse gedreht werden kann.
  2. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung ein sphärisches Lager (15) aufweist, welches in dem zweiten Holm angeordnet ist.
  3. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) einen Holmbalken aufweist, der ein erstes in der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung befestigtes Ende und ein zweites distales Ende, das in der Flugkonfiguration innerhalb des Flügels (3) angeordnet ist, aufweist.
  4. Luftfahrzeug nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Holmbalken durch die Scharnierachse (14) der Flügelspitze verläuft.
  5. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 3 oder Anspruch 4, wobei der erste (10) und der zweite (11) Holm als ein hinterer (10) und einen vorderer Holm (11) ausgebildet sind und das distale Ende des Holmbalkens in der Flugkonfiguration neben dem hinteren Holm (10) angeordnet ist.
  6. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem in dem Flügel neben der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung ein weiterer Holm (16) vorgesehen ist, wobei der weitere Holm (16) zwischen dem ersten (10) und dem zweiten (11) Holm angeordnet ist.
  7. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach den Ansprüchen 5 und 6, wobei der Holmbalken zwischen dem ersten Holm (10) und dem weiteren Holm (16) angeordnet ist.
  8. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der vordere (11) und der hintere (10) Holm aus einem Verbundwerkstoff gefertigt sind.
  9. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) einen Holmbalken aufweist, der ein erstes in der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) befestigtes Ende und ein zweites Ende, das in der Flugkonfiguration innerhalb des Flügels angeordnet ist, aufweist, wobei ein oder mehrere Aktuatoren zum Schwenken der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) zwischen der Flugkonfiguration und der Bodenkonfiguration vorgesehen sind, wobei der eine oder die mehreren Aktuatoren auf den Holmbalken einwirken.
  10. Luftfahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 9, wobei ein erster Aktuator (19) zum Schwenken der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) von der Flugkonfiguration zu einer Zwischenkonfiguration, teilweise zwischen der Flugkonfiguration und der Bodenkonfiguration, vorgesehen ist, und ein zweiter Aktuator (25) zum Schwenken der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) von der Zwischenkonfiguration zu der Bodenkonfiguration vorgesehen ist.
  11. Flügel (3) für ein Luftfahrzeug (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Flügel (3) einen ersten (10) und einen zweiten Holm (11) aufweist, die konvergieren, wobei eine Scharnieranordnung dem ersten Holm (10) zugeordnet ist und eine schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung dem zweiten Holm (11) zugeordnet ist, wobei die Scharnieranordnung geeignet ist, eine Flügelspitzenvorrichtung um eine feste Scharnierachse (14) senkrecht zur Längsachse des ersten Holms (10) zu schwenken, und die Befestigungseinrichtung in dem zweiten Holm (11) senkrecht zu diesem angeordnet ist, wobei die Scharnier- und Befestigungseinrichtungen geeignet sind, den Flügel (3) mit einer Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) derart zu verbinden, dass die Befestigungseinrichtung geeignet ist, eine Rotation der Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) um die Scharnierachse (14) zu ermöglichen.
  12. Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) für ein Luftfahrzeug nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) geeignet ist, an einem Luftfahrzeugflügel (6) über eine Scharnieranordnung und eine schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung, die dazu angeordnet sind, die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) um eine feste Scharnierachse zu schwenken, derart befestigt zu werden, dass die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung (6) bewegt werden kann zwischen:
    a. einer Flugkonfiguration zur Verwendung während des Fluges, in der die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung aus dem Flügel herausragt und die Spannweite des Luftfahrzeugs vergrößert, und
    b. einer Bodenkonfiguration zur Verwendung während des Bodenbetriebs, in der die Flügelspitzenvorrichtung von der Flugkonfiguration derart weggeschwenkt ist, dass sich die Spannweite des Luftfahrzeugs verringert,
    wobei die Scharnieranordnung einem ersten Holm (10) innerhalb des Flügels zugeordnet ist und ein Schwenken um eine feste Scharnierachse (14) senkrecht zu der Längsachse des ersten Holms (10) ermöglicht, und wobei die schwenkbare Befestigungsanordnung einem zweiten Holm (11), der mit dem ersten Holm konvergiert, zugeordnet ist, wobei die Befestigungsanordnung innerhalb des zweiten Holms (11) senkrecht zu diesem angeordnet ist.
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